Patricia Ann DeRusso, MD,MS
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Chair, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief Physician Affairs Officier and Vice President, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3630
Fax: 215-590-3606
Fax: 215-590-3606
Email:
derussop@chop.edu
derussop@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Nutrition)
University of Vermont, 1979.
MS (Nutrition)
Boston University, 1983.
MD
George Washington School of Medicine, 1990.
Permanent linkBS (Nutrition)
University of Vermont, 1979.
MS (Nutrition)
Boston University, 1983.
MD
George Washington School of Medicine, 1990.
Description of Other Expertise
Lead the Physician Leadership Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with background in competencies needed for leadership and areas of focus including Emotional Intelligence, Negotiation and Conflict Managment, Total Leadership, and Leading Change.Selected Publications
Bittinger K, Zhao C, Li Y, Ford E, Friedman ES, Ni J, Kulkarni CV, Cai J, Tian Y, Liu Q, Patterson AD, Sarkar D, Chan SHJ, Maranas C, Saha-Shah A, Lund P, Garcia BA, Mattei LM, Gerber JS, Elovitz MA, Kelly A, DeRusso P, Kim D, Hofstaedter CE, Coulian M, Li H, Bushman FD, Zemel BS, Wu GD.: Bacterial colonization reprograms the neonatal gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol 5(6): 838, Jun 2020.Bittinger K, Zhao C, Li Y, Ford E, Friedman ES, Ni J, Kulkami CV, Cai J, Tian Y, Liu Q, Patterson AD, Sarkar D, Chan SHJ, Maranas C, Saha-Sha A, Lund P, Garcia BA, Mattei LM, Gerber JS, Elovitz MA, KIellya A, DeRusso P, Kim D, Hofstaedter CE, Goulian M, Li H, Bushman FD, Zemel BS, Wu GD. : Bacterial colonization reprograms the neonatal gut metabolome. Nat Microbiol 5(6): 838, Jun 2020.
Liang G, Zhao C, Zhang H, Mattei L, Sherrill-Mix S, Bittinger K, Kessler LR, Wu GD, Baldassano RN, DeRusso P, Ford E, Elovitz MA, Kelly MS, Patel MZ, Mazhani T, Gerber JS, Kelly A, Zemel BS, Bushman FD.: The stepwise assembly of the neonatal virome is modulated by breastfeeding. Nature 581: 470, May 2020.
Patricia A. DeRusso, William J. Greeley, Joseph W. St. Geme III: Leading from the Middle: Benefits of a Physician Leadership Program. J Pediatr 219(1): 4-6, Apr 2019.
Roy SM, Fields DA, Mitchell JA, Hawkes CP, Kelly A, Wu GD, Derusso PA, Elovitz MA, Ford E, Grigo D, Zemel BS, McCormack SE: Body Mass Index is a Better Indicator of Body Composition than Weight for length at age 1 month. J Pediatr 204: 77-83, January 2019.
Shaw KN, Tanner L, Keren R, Taylor A, DeRusso PA, St Geme JW 3rd: Maintenance of Certification Part 4: From Trial to Tribute. Journal of Pediatrics 185: 4-5, June 2017.
Fiks AG, Gruver RS, Bishop-Gillard CT, Shults J, Virudachalam S, Suh AW, Gerds M, Kalra GK, DeRusso PA, Lieberman A, Weng D, Elovitz MA, Berkowitz RI, Power TJ: A Social Media Peer Group for Mothers to Prevent Obesity from infancy: The Grow2Gether Randomized Trial. Child Obesity 13(5): 356-368, May 2017.
Riley AW, Trbulsi J, Yao M, Bevans KB, DeRUsso PA: Validation of a Parent Report Questionnaire: The Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire. Clinical Pediatrics 54(12): 1167-1174, October 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/0009922815574075
Bailey LC, Forest CB, Zhang P, Richards TM, Livshits A, DeRusso PA: Association of antibiotics in infancy with early childhood obesity. JAMA Pediatrics 168(11): 1063-9, November 2014.
Yao M, Lien EL, Fitzgerald M, Ramanujam K, Yuhas R, Northington R, Lebumfacil J, Wang L, DeRusso P: Effects of term infant formulas containing high sn-2 palmitate with and without oligofructose on stool composition, stool characteristics, and bifidogenicity: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 59(e31-e36 ): 279-422, September 2014.